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The Women's
Self-Defense Course is a practical, hands on course. All participants
should be prepared to have fun, learn and practice essential
self-defense skills
and participate in drills.
Click the "Special Events" link about for information on programs
offered through the Noble Adult & Community Education
Program NACE
or take the course through the Red Leaf
Karate Club. Contact Scott Williams directly for
details. Also, anyone taking
the course is welcome anytime for a refresher at the Red Leaf Karate
Club Wednesday night class 6:00 - 7:30 at Scott's home, click the
"about us" link above for directions.
Class attire
consists of loose fitting clothing and sneakers
Major
Learning Points:
- Self-Defense Awareness & Theory
- How to Kick and Strike Effectively
- Basic Self Defense Techniques &
Combinations
- Basic Breaks to Escape From Common Holds
&
Grabs
Self Defense Awareness Notes:
Aggressive Mind
Set:
Your life is very
valuable and
worth protecting
You have right to
defend yourself
Your safety (and that
of your loved
ones and the weak) is more important than the safety of
your attacker
You must act
aggressively/offensively to defend yourself (don’t wait to be hurt)
You must
have the total expectation for success (survival is about 50%
attitude and 50% technique)
Don’t Assign Your
Attacker a
Personality
Don’t Get Caught Up In
Anyone’s Rap
Self Defense Resources
include;
your mind, eyes, voice, hands, feet, and will to survive
Goal = Rise
above fear and
respond in a manner that will enable survival if attacked
Defensive
Options include:
Avoid confrontation in
the first
place (best option)
Run/Get Away
Disable Attacker and
Escape
(Example: Kick, Punch & Run)
Permanently Disable
Attacker
Hot Zone Theory:
Hot Zone = a circle about arm’s length surrounding your
body:
Anyone outside the Hot
Zone is a
potential threat (can’t harm you unless they have a weapon that extends
their
reach into the Hot zone), you must remain alert
An attacker inside the
Hot Zone is
a definite threat, they can hit, touch or grab you, once
the intent to harm you is perceived by you,
“it’s on”, you must DEFEND YOURSELF
Self Defense Law
Basics:
An attacker is defined
as someone
who enters your Hot Zone (see definition above) with the intent to
cause harm
(intent is the key word here, you don’t (and must not) wait for an
attacker to
hurt you before defending yourself).
Only an equal amount
of force can
justifiably be used to stop an attacker (e.g. if someone is
intending/attempting to poke you with their baby finger, you probably
can’t
justify breaking their neck in self defense). However, if an attacker
is in
your Hot Zone with the intent to harm you, do not hesitate –DEFEND
YOURSELF, be
fully committed when doing so.
Key Striking
Areas of
The Body::
Vital Striking Areas
are Eyes,
Throat, Solar Plexus and Groin
Fluid Shock “Nerve
Plexus” Points:
Side of Neck and Inner Thigh (Femoral Nerve Area)
High Pain & Damage
Areas
include; Knees, Lower Floating Rib, Jaw,
Nose & Temple
The Body has many
“Reflex” &
Pain Pressure Points
Joint Locks Cause
“Controlling/Submission” Levels of Pain
Three
Rules:
(1) Use what you learn
responsibly,
(2) Don’t teach it to
anyone else
&
(3) Let your
instructor know if you
ever have to use it
These notes are off the internet
and worth noting.
A group of rapists and date
rapists in prison were interviewed on what they look for in a potential
victim
and here are some interesting facts:
1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is
hairstyle.
They are most likely to go after a woman with a
ponytail,
bun, braid or other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They
are also
likely to go after a woman with long hair. Women with
short hair
are not common targets.
2) The second thing men look for is clothing.
They
will look for women who's clothing is easy to remove
quickly.
Many of them carry scissors around specifically to cut clothing.
3) They also look for women on their cell phone,
searching
through their purse or doing other activities while
walking
because they are off guard and can be easily overpowered.
4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning,
between
5:00a.m. and 8:30a.m.
5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is
grocery store
parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages.
Number three is public restrooms.
6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a
woman and
quickly move her to another location where they don't have to
worry
about getting caught. Any place you are being brought to is very likely
worse off for you, so don't go, take a stand where you are.
7) Only 2%
said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year sentence but
rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.
8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they
get
discouraged because it only takes a minute or two for them to
realize
that going after you isn't worth it because it will be
time-consuming.
9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas,
or
other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in
their hands.
Keys are not a deterrent
because you have to get really close to the attacker to use them as a
weapon.
So, the idea is to convince these guys you're not worth it.
10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is
following
behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an
elevator or
stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question,
like
what time is it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so
cold out here", "we're in for a bad winter." Now you've
seen their face and could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal
as a
target.
11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out
your hands in
front of you and yell STOP or STAY BACK ! Most of the rapists
this man
talked to said they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or
showed that
she would not be afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking
for an
EASY target.
14) Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.
15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his
first two
fingers and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure
pushing
down on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without
using
much pressure, and I ended on my knees and both knuckles cracked
audibly.
16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be
awar e of
your surroundings, take someone with you if you can
and if
you see any odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!
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